Cedar of Lebanon

Conical when young, becoming widespreading and flat-topped, tiered with age. Leaves 30 to 40 per spur, green or gray-green, to 1.5" long. Cones to 4" long and barrel shaped. Will not tolerate air pollution or shade. Difficult to transplant.

This is too remarkable a tree to be mistaken or confounded with other species. Its branches are very long, and disposed like those of P. Larix. After the excision of a branch, the part remaining in the trunk gradually loosens itself, and assumes a round form, resembling a potatoe; if the bark covering it be struck smartly with a hammer, the knot leaps out. This fact was communicated to me by Sir Joseph Banks, and I have since repeated the experiment myself. (Desc. Pinus)

Cultivars:

Golden Dwarf (Aurea-prostrata) - described as growing at a "rakish angle".